The only surprise was that this didn’t happen sooner.
By league rules, the Raiders had until Feb. 15 to file relocation papers informing the NFL that the franchise intends a move to Las Vegas. Thursday, those papers were filed.
Just a formality. Just a throat clearing. But it’s further confirmation that the slow-motion Silver and Black evacuation to Southern Nevada continues.
For that’s what we are witnessing, as sure as Caesar has a Palace and Mandalay has a Bay and Circus has . . . um, a Circus.
Oh, the Raiders won’t be gone overnight.